How to send an array with jQuery .ajax()

Question

I've got an array like this one :

var cars = new Array();
cars['mom'] = "Ford";
cars['dad'] = "Honda";

I want to send the array cars via jQuery .ajax() function :

     var oDate = new Date();
     $.ajaxSetup({
      cache: false
     });

     $.ajaxSetup({ scriptCharset: "utf-8" ,contentType: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8" });

     $.ajax({   
      url: path+'/inc/ajax/cars.php',
      data: {cars:cars},
      cache: false,
      type: "POST",
      success : function(text){
           alert(text);
      }
     });

How can I read the array on the server side, with my PHP script ?

Thanks !

cars is not array, it is an object. Javascript has no associative arrays. — kapa
– kapa, Commented Sep 22, 2011 at 19:15
I found that I only had to create an object at first, not an array. The rest of my code was good : var cars = new Object(); cars['mom'] = "Ford"; cars['dad'] = "Honda"; — Alex
– Alex, Commented Sep 22, 2011 at 19:33

DrStrangeLove · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-22 19:12:48Z

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try using php special array $_POST

answered Sep 22, 2011 at 19:12

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Marc B · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-22 19:14:02Z

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$php_array = json_decode($_POST['cars']);

answered Sep 22, 2011 at 19:14

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Rafay · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-22 19:20:32Z

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 $.ajax({   
  url: path+'/inc/ajax/cars.php',
  data: {cars:$(cars).serializeArray()},
  cache: false,
  type: "POST",
  success : function(text){
       alert(text);
  }
 });

php

$arr = $_POST['cars'];

answered Sep 22, 2011 at 19:20

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